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“Driven, devoted, dedicated, accomplished. Dr. Zollinger was
all of these and much more. Herein learn how greatness was
forged and how the impact continues. If you like a good tale—
an inspiring, richly told story—you will find it here. This is the
stuff that made American surgery and America what it is.”

—LaMar McGinnis, Jr., MD, FACS

Senior Medical Advisor and Liaison,
American Cancer Society

Craig Miller, MD, FACS, researched and wrote
this engaging account of the impressive life
and career of Robert M. Zollinger, MD, FACS.

The narrative is a compelling read for anyone
interested in the story behind one of the
legends of the surgical profession.

Dr. Miller is chief of vascular services and director of vascular imaging
at Margaret Pardee Memorial Hospital, the University of North Carolina
Health System.

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